The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-01-06
WASHINGTON LETTER !.
From Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON. D. c.,
DEC. 81. 1886.

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The Congressional holiday yaca-
ton will close next Tuesday and
the session will then reopen. The
Capitol has been practically de-
serted by Congressman and visi-
tors for the past week, but on Thurs
day the remains of Senator Logan
were taken thither to lie in state,
and today the Senate Chamber was
the scene of his imposing obse-
quies. Almost everybody promi-
nent in official and social circles
here was present, and a long pro-
cession of citizens, civic and mill
tary organizations in charge of
General Sheridan followed the de-
ceased Senator to Rock Creek GEM
etery.
For twenty-four hours preceding
the funeral the Senator's remains
reposed on an historic bier in the
rotunda of the Capitol andthe pub
lie passed through to view them.
The bier was the same on which
rested the bodies of President Lin
coin, Chief Justice Chase, Presi-
dent Garfield, and Thaddeus Ste
vens.
There has been a great deal Of
talk among Illinois. Congressman
in regard to the political effect of
General Logan's death. Said Rep
resentative Townshend, cit will do
more to throw the State into the
control of the Democracy than any
other eventI can conceive Of" The
late Senator has been able to hold
his party together with more sue
cess than any other man in the
State, by reason of his popularity
among the soldier element and
with the masses of the people.
Now that the Republicans are with
out a strong leader in Illinois, the
Democrats have an excellent
chance of carrying the State at the
next election. AS to the Senator's
successor in the Senate, the two
most prominent aspirants are Gov
ernor Oglesby and ex-Congressman
Farwell of Chicago.
It is a singular coincidence that
both of the candidates for Vice
President in 1884 are dead, and
both candidates for President are,
at this moment, suffering from the
same malady. Strangely enough
too, in the cases Of Messrs. Hen.
bricks and Logan, the pail of
mourning fell upon the holiday
festivities in both of their respective
homes.
There is nothing in President
Cleveland's condition to arouse
any anxiety on,the part of the pub
lie, but he is suffering from anoth-
err attack of rheumatism. One OF
his knees is again painfully involv-
ed, and for the past week, he has
spent most of his time between the
bed and the lounge. He has been
sustaining from all unnecessary
exertion in the hope Of being able.
by such care, to be up and ready
to see the people on New Years
day.
The eyes of the whole country
are focused upon the action of Con.
gress upon the Interstate Com.
merce Bill. This bill presents q
square issue between the millions
of producers and consumers on the
one side and the greedy railroad
cormorants on the other. 1t is MOI
proposed in this bill to forbid the
railway companies from charging
more per mile for a short haul thar
for a long one. People expect tc
buy at wholesale for less than a:
retail. The long and short Of the
long and short haul provision il
Just this. No railroad company
shall charge more dollars for car
rying a ton of freight half the dis
lance between two points than is
charged for carrying the same tor
of freight the whole distance. A;
much as $500 a car load has beer
charged for freight to Nevada from
the East, when the freight on thu
same through to Sacramento from
the same point East was only $500
Whether the opposition of the
railroads to the Interstate Com
merce bill has anything to do with
1.-The opposition of Senators to thu
Railroad Attorney bill, is one O.
the latest conundrums at the Capt.
tol.
1t is easy enough to understand
why a member of Congress who is
in receipt of handsome retaining
fees from a subsidized railroad
company should be opposed to the
Beck bill, for, in case of it's pas
sage, he would be compelled to re
sign his seat and retire from legis'
lative life, or else terminate his pro
f%essional engagements with the
corporations. The mere fact tina
a Senator or Representative is
working to defeat this proposed
legislation, creates a warrantablt
suspicion hat if he is not already
in the service of the roads, he ex
poets to be, or is at least open tt
solicitation. Senator Beck is try
ing to render such scandalous i'm
putations upon the good name o:
the Senate impossible and to facil
itate the progress of wholesome
legislation.
There has been a good deal O
extra session talk in connection
with the Treasury surplus problem
Many public men believe, unless i
can be satisfactorily solved during
this session, that the President vii
call the Fiftieth Congress in extrs
session early after the fourth o.
March, tc perform the task of re